Fender.



F. GAUTZSCH, Ja.

FENDER.

Hummm" mmm MAR, 5, 1910.

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FRED GAUTZSCH, JR.. 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FENDER.

spectloatton at Letters rntent.

Patented June 28, 1910.

Application ated Hatch 5, 1910. Serial No. 557.558.

To all whom it may romfrn:

resident of Philadelphia. it: the eouuty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania. have invented eertain new and useful .lmprovetuents in Fenders: und l do hereby deelare the following to he a full. clear. and

exaet description of the invention, sueh as will enable others skilled in the art to whieh it )ertains to make and use the same.

`his invention relates to fenders for ears or other vehieles and mounted on the front end thereof. and suitably operated to piel.' up or catch obstacles. as persons. in the way on the track, to prevent the wheels reaehing or passing over them.

'l he ob eet of the invention is to provide a device o the eliaraeter indicated, simple, eeonmni'eal to eonstrnet. and certain in operation. the main operating parts bein' exposed and easily accessible and not lia le to get out of order.

The invention eonsists in the etuis-traction hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the elaims.

lu the accompanying drawing which illustrates the invention and ferais part of the. speeitieittion.l"igure t is a side view of the apparatus on a ear: Fig. .2 is a plan view of the same; l`i;vs. :l and l are soetions showing lu the druwin r munt-ral l denotes a vehicle, for example, a street ear. and 2 the front or dnsh-bmrd'end of the ear, and 3 the ear floor. which as shown extends forward a little to form a felnder-luaeketssttp-A porting-shelf at the point stated. Numeral 4 indicates said bracket, which refer-ably is about as long as the width of t ne fender and has end bearing posts 6 for a transverse shaft 7 ou whieh are mounted. so as to turn therewith. the fender I. eliain-posts dresettin r post il, brake-valve-olxratmg devme l0 ant a fender-suppmtng-loek member ll. and a dropped-fender-ltwlt-memlwr l2. all fixed t0 turn with the shaft. serews hein v shown for the nupose of seenring the livel: members ll aut l2 to the shaft. 7.

'lhe braeket t is preferably east. and at or near its middle is an integral post 13 whieh may extend a little. above the shaft. and has a -volte for the trnnnion l-l of u fender-re leasing pawl l5. whieh nm'untlly engages a. lng lt on the ltwlememlwr ll, and whieh at the oplmsite end is eonneeted to rod IT whieh passes through a hole in the tloor and is out neeted to an angle lever IS. (ln the same trunnion within the volois a loose pawl 19 the end oll whit-h bears on the loelememlxrr 1:2. hit-h member has one or more lugs notehes or teeth brought under the end o the pawl as the fender drops. Said pawl has a handle :20.

The fender 5 eomprirws u U-shape frame secured to shaft T, and a rope netting Q1 be tween the fender sides. From the chainposts ehuins 2*. extend to the outer portion ot the fender. 'lhe handle or resetting post is seeured in sut-h position that` when the fender is down it will be nthin reaeh of the motorman ou the platform. and h v pullin it (after tirst raising pawl ttl by handle 5.20) he eau raistl the fender until lug lt is engaged b v pawl [5 wliieh will hold up the fender. 'lhe resetting-post 5i is .shown as sleeved to the shaft. and'tlnis is preferred sinee it van he adjusted to the unxs't convenient part of the shaft to snit ditl'ereut. ears or operators'.

'l be liralte-valvtswperating deviee lt) is an angle or bent arm` and preferably sepsrately adjustable on the shaft, as shawn, though it may instead be connected to the same sleeve as lu r lt. but would then not be separatelv adjustable. 'l`l\e lower end of lever lt) is connected to a rod 2l" which is eonneetetl to a valve rod :2:2 the operation ol' whieh eontrols unvsuitablc pressure or vaennm brake (not shownl.' .23 denotes a.

pipe extenditngr from the brake-air tank or4 device, and .24 the pipeextending to the brake apparatus. 'lhese pipes are eonneeted'- by branei pipes *25. .t. in one of wltieh is a valve and stem :2T under emit-rol of the motornnm. and in die other is a valve and stem 2." to whieh llodfl eonneets as stated, so that. when either valve is operated the brake is a iplied.

Numeral .20 denotes a trigger-frame which extends a little in advanee of the fender and is eonneeted to'the powet-end of the angle lever IH under the ear tloor in manner to operate the releasing pawl l5 when `said frame striltes au obstruetion and is pushed rearwardly. Said le\ er ttl is preferably of gmsa-neek" `ha w. with two sides or members snhstantia l v parallel with the ear tlool, one end being pivoted at 35 [0.a fixed luist; 850, und the other end beiner ptvotally eonneeted to the t|i ;e|t`ra|ne at ltl. 'l`he lower or return end otl the levet"tl\ronglt wliieh power is applied eau vit-ld when preslever to nctu|te it www p ivoed sure on the trigger-frainc is not e.\aetl v par` t the vehicle thier.

nllel with the oiigittidiiiul axis of the cnr.

The niotorinan un the cui' can li-oli the fender by the pedal 31. A contractile s ring to assist. iii raising the lever 1S is enoted by 32. The front. of the fender has lu or devices to keep the ifeiider body ott' ofgt'he vement; and the trigger-frame has in the upper iiieiitliet' being iiiotally supported from said llooi, the loner return member being o icratirel)I connected to ii derive adapted to ie pils-lied liachtriii'dly upon .striking an obstruction, said device, and a link connecting the piiwl und lever.

4. The combination with a vehicle` of a aide projections 33 to make said l fender, a fender-shaft extendimr across the frgmeas wide as the fender.

of tbe ender, and projections 33 iiiiike it .iliipoible for the frame to drop below the fender accidentally even if pushed hack heyond the front of the fender.

Having thus described the invention, .what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

1. The combination with a vehicle, of ii fender, n shaft extendin? i of the vehicle and on w ich the fender is 'llie sides of i vehicle, the tng r-friiine extend between the sides pawl engaging the lng, ii goose-nee to engage said wheel as the fender drops to :cross the front l hold the fender down.

5. The combination `witli a vehicle. of it snpportodsn lock-member havinz a lag txed I fender, a bracket extending acme` the vehi- Mid lever to disenguge said pitwl permitting i the shaft and en the fender to drop, a ratciet wheel fixed on the same shaft, and u ratchet iii iositioii to engage said wheel ns the fender lrops to hold the fender down.

2. The combination with a vehicle, ot' a fender, l shaft extendiii aci-ohh' the front of the vehicle and on w iich the fender is luppo eda ack-member havin it lng fixed on sal flin t, a wl iioriiitillv engaging laid lug to hold tlile fender up, a lever of gooeneck shape pivoted at one end. aii Operating connectionv between said pti wl and lever, and n part actuated by striking an obstacle connected to the other end ot' said und to diseiigagc said powl. 8. The combination with it vehicle, of a fender, l fender shaft, n lug fixed on said pnwl engaging said lu to e endet up, a goose-neck lever uvtwo members substantially parallel with engaging clc and having' olii-nal posts at its ends, and an iiiteriiietiate post. a fender shaft joiirnaled iii the ciid posts, n piiwl pivoted in the intermediate post, a lng lQeciired to 'aged by said pawl, ii trigger-frame, and t eviceil operatively connecting said frame and pawl.

t. The combination with :i vehicle, 'of n fender, u fender shaft, -a fender-ritiener handle fixed to the shaft and within ieiieli of ai: operator on the vehicle, a lng fixed on the shaft, n fender-sup iortinr pawl engaging the. luq, a ratchet n' ieel also fixed on the saine sha t, a second iawl adapted to engage the wheel as the eiider dro is a brahecontrolling arm also fixed to saitl shaft, and means operated by striking an obstruction to disengage the tirst mentioned paa'l.

Iii testiiiioni,y whereof. l have signed thiV specification in the presence of two stiliscribing witnesses.

FRED GAUTZSCII, Jii.

Witnesses:

H. M. McCAuoiiicr, Jos. W. Minus. 

